Hathor, the cow goddess, stood for female love and joy.
She was also shown as ‘Goddess of the West’, welcoming people
into the next life.

Hathor was usually shown as a woman who wore a sun between a
pair of cow's horns on her head. This statue of a cow is from
Hathor’s shrine, a place in the temple where people would leave
special gifts for Hathor, called offerings. It would have had
golden horns and a feather head-dress, and eyes decorated with
sparkling crystals and bright blue lapis lazuli. You can still see
remains of the dramatic eye make-up that the statue wore.